toothy – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Montana Yellow-bellied Marmot

By Mia McPherson|June 13th, 2013|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: adult, belly, dirt track, grass, grasses, grin, marmot, Marmota flaviventris, marmots, Rock Chuck, spring, toothy, Whistle Pig, yellow belly marmot, Yellow-bellied Marmot|

Yellow-bellied Marmots are the western cousins of Groundhogs but unlike Groundhogs (Woodchucks) they aren't fabled critters that can predict spring and I am okay with that because spring gets here when it gets here.